Durban panchang, 23 September 2028
Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 17:51 Moonrise 08:47 Ashwin month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:44 to 17:51- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:44 – 07:15
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta 06:33 – 07:21
- Rahu Kalam 08:46 – 10:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 13:19 – 14:50
- 15:58 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:51 to 05:43 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:51 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:08 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:48 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 03:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:27 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 03:38 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 03:27 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 22:48 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Priti until 03:38 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 15:58, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 15:58 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:48 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 03:27 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:27 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 03:38 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:44 – 07:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:33 – 07:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:46 – 10:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:19 – 14:50
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:09 – 04:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:51 – 20:14
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:44 – 22:48
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:44 – 07:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:15 – 08:46 | Good |
| Rog | 08:46 – 10:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:17 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Char | 11:48 – 13:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:19 – 14:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:50 – 16:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:20 – 17:51 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:51 – 19:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:20 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:49 – 22:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:18 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 01:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:16 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:45 – 04:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:14 – 05:43 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:45 NowJupiter
- 07:45 NowMars
- 08:46 NowSun
- 09:47 NowVenus
- 10:47 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:50 NowMars
- 15:50 NowSun
- 16:51 NowVenus
- 17:51 NowMercury
- 18:51 NowMoon
- 19:50 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:47 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMercury
- 01:46 NowMoon
- 02:45 NowSaturn
- 03:44 NowJupiter
- 04:44 NowMars
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:44 NowJupiter
- 07:44 NowMars
- 08:44 NowSun
- 09:44 NowVenus
- 10:44 NowMercury
- 11:44 NowMoon
- 12:44 NowSaturn
- 13:44 NowJupiter
- 14:44 NowMars
- 15:44 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:44 NowMercury
- 18:44 NowMoon
- 19:44 NowSaturn
- 20:44 NowJupiter
- 21:44 NowMars
- 22:44 NowSun
- 23:44 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMercury
- 01:44 NowMoon
- 02:44 NowSaturn
- 03:44 NowJupiter
- 04:44 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:09 – 05:30 Leo
- 05:30 – 06:53 Virgo
- 06:53 – 08:27 Libra
- 08:27 – 10:22 Scorpio
- 10:22 – 12:37 Sagittarius
- 12:37 – 14:59 Capricorn
- 14:59 – 17:17 Aquarius
- 17:17 – 19:35 Pisces
- 19:35 – 21:55 Aries
- 21:55 – 00:15 next day Taurus
- 00:15 – 02:18 next day Gemini
- 02:18 – 03:59 next day Cancer
- 03:59 – 05:26 next day Leo
- 05:26 – 05:43 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method